The mate turns to fly after the bird (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAPWING The mate turns to fly after the bird (7) (7)
8% OWL Low-flying bird (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
7% SEARCHING Looking good after burn, mate? Not quite! (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
7% BAIT Fly, in fly-fishing (4) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
7% PIGEON Bird, one flying by animal on farm (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
7% EMU Large non-flying bird (3) (3) Puzzler Sep 20, 2025
6% GETON Grow old, say, after turning 100 (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
6% SOAR Fly high (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
6% WEB Fly catcher (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2025
6% EVE Adam's mate (3) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
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